Trauma symptoms in preschool-age children exposed to domestic violence

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 150-164

  Levendosky, Alytia A ^a   Huth Bocks, Alissa C ^a   Semel, Michael A ^a   Shapiro, Deborah L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036103196     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260502017002003     Document Type: Article

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